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  • Calcutta, India: King George V and Queen Mary (then the Prince and Princess of Wales), (seated in the background), with musicians and spectators, watching entertainment given in their honour at the pandal (function hall). Photograph, 1906.
  • An owl spreads its wings clutching its prey beneath the moon; warning that AIDS is a prolonged death by the American Indian Health Care Assocation. Colour lithograph by Christopher Sheriff, 1989.
  • Old trunk of a toddy palm tree (Caryota urens). Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit.
  • Palmyra palm trees (Borassus flabellifer) near Madras, India. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1855.
  • Old fir tree (Abies webbiana) with pendulous lichens. Watercolour, c.1856.
  • Young juniper tree (Juniperus nigra) on a ridge top in Nepal. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1855.
  • Old poplar tree (Populus euphrasica) with stone monuments in Ladák, Kashmir. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1856.
  • Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan: the Kotah Sanitarium and nuses' quarters. Photograph by Guerra & Sons, 1916.
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  • The 'London Burkers': John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (centre) and James May (right). Photograph after the 1831 original engraving.
  • The Maidan park, Calcutta, India: traditional Sikkim Devil dancers performing for King George V and Queen Mary (then the Prince and Princess of Wales) on their visit in 1906. Photograph, 1906.
  • The Maidan park, Calcutta, India: traditional Bhutan Devil dancers, some wearing masks: group portrait. Photograph, 1906.
  • A man, unclothed, viewed from behind in full-length, with semi-clenched fists. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1860.
  • A naked young man, viewed from the front in full-length, revealing a deformity in his left arm and shoulder. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1860.
  • A naked man viewed from the front in full-length, with semi-clenched fists. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1860.
  • A naked young man, viewed from behind in full-length, revealing a deformity in left arm and shoulder. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1860.
  • A naked young man, viewed from the front in full-length, revealing a deformity in his left arm and shoulder. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1860.
  • Members of a military concert party during World War I. Photographic postcard, ca. 1916.
  • Members of a military concert party during World War I. Photographic postcard, ca. 1916.
  • A young child with protruding tongue, showing signs of mental deficiency, sitting on a large upholstered chair. Photograph by Davis.
  • A girl with Down's syndrome, sitting, wearing striped socks. Photograph by J.A.Baldry.
  • A woman, viewed from behind, naked to the waist; revealing mobility of left shoulder. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1859.
  • A bearded man, unclothed to his waist and viewed from behind; his left arm slightly raised. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1863.
  • A woman with her back unclothed. Photograph by L.Haase after H.W. Berend, 1859.
  • A young man, seated and unclothed to waist, with his wrists resting on books upon his lap. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1864.
  • A young woman, head and shoulders; her face is slightly contorted. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, c. 1865.
  • A man's head and shoulders, the right side of his face is contorted. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1864.
  • A woman standing: a full length view from the front, in which she reveals her legs by raising her dress. Photograph by L. Haase after H.W. Berend, 1859.